Health and Fitness
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Tips for checking in with your teenJul 16, 2023 7:00 am - It is no secret that cracking into the thoughts and feelings of a teenager can make breaking out of an escape room seem like a breeze (for those of you who have tried, t...
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Skin tags, while usually harmless, should not be removed at homeJul 15, 2023 8:00 am - Q: I turned 46 years old last winter, and all of a sudden I started getting skin tags. I worried it might be a sign of skin cancer, but my sister insists they're harmles...
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A lawyer explains malpracticeJul 15, 2023 7:00 am - The 50-year-old woman with multiple health conditions — what doctors call comorbidities — was going to have surgery. Because of her conditions, she and her family were w...
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'Grow old with me' is such a wonderful, wistful sentimentJul 15, 2023 6:00 am - Robert Browning wrote these beautiful words: Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Browning was an English poet...
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Paddling, fireflies, zip lining, archery among summer activities at area forest preservesJul 15, 2023 6:00 am - Hiking and biking aren't the only activities available at local forest preserves for summer fun. All offer a variety of programs, facilities and activities for a change ...
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Why Independence Grove Forest Preserve is a recreation destinationJul 14, 2023 6:00 am - Why Independence Grove Forest Preserve is a recreation destination
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Don't face cancer alone: Cancer Wellness Center's free programs make it so you don't have toJul 13, 2023 6:00 am - The Cancer Wellness Center in Northbrook knows that a cancer diagnosis can take a toll on the whole family. That's why its various programs cater to every member, includ...
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First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval
Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from t...
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'Pandemic within the pandemic': Long COVID affects a third of COVID-19 survivors, study saysJul 13, 2023 1:00 am - In May, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 public health emergency over. But thousands of patients diagnosed with long COVID still suffer lingering neur...
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New diet research focuses on methylationJul 09, 2023 7:00 am - Q: I keep seeing news stories about a diet that supposedly reverses aging. It involves something called "methylation." Is this real, or is it just someone's new theory? ...